Global Patent Index - EP 1548549 A3

EP 1548549 A3 20070926 - Input control apparatus and method for responding to input

Title (en)

Input control apparatus and method for responding to input

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zur Eingabesteuerung und Verfahren zum Reagieren auf Eingabe

Title (fr)

Appareil de contrôle des entrées et méthode de réponse aux entrées

Publication

EP 1548549 A3 20070926 (EN)

Application

EP 04257530 A 20041203

Priority

JP 2003432530 A 20031226

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1548549A2] In a menu window, when a user touches an area outside buttons on a touch panel, a main control unit vibrates the touch panel by using a first vibration pattern. When the user moves his/her finger along the touch panel so as to reach the range of coordinates of one of the buttons, the main control unit generates the first vibration pattern which indicates the acceptance of an operation of selecting the button and changes the color of the button to a color indicating a button selected state when the touched position reaches the range of the button. Then, the main control unit accepts an operation of deciding the button according to a release operation or long touch performed thereafter.

IPC 8 full level

B60R 16/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H01H 3/50 (2006.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01); H01H 36/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 3/016 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR LV MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1548549 A2 20050629; EP 1548549 A3 20070926; JP 2005190290 A 20050714; US 2005156904 A1 20050721; US 7339581 B2 20080304

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04257530 A 20041203; JP 2003432530 A 20031226; US 1655404 A 20041217